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Helsinki, historical street Kruunuvuorenkatu, drone flight and history. Katajanokka to Kruununhaka through the parks The rocky and forested peninsula known as Vironniemi was completely uninhabited at the time when Helsinki was moved southwards from the mouth of the Vantaanjoki river in 1640. The peninsula was nevertheless an important landmark for sailors, as it had to be skirted to access the main harbour on the eastern side. By the end of the 1600s the small settlement of Helsinki comprised four quarters. To the southeast was “Fiskarback qwarteret”, an area inhabited by fishermen in what is now the western section of Katajanokka. With the exception of the modest fishermen’s huts, one brick factory and a large royal warehouse on the island of Laukkasaari, the area was still predominantly undeveloped. The name Katajanokka – Skatudden in Swedish – dates back to the late 1600s, when the area was known as Estnäs Skatan referring to the headland of the “Estonian Peninsula” (Vironniemen k&
